Yuan Keding

Yuan Keding (1878-1958) was Crown Prince of the Empire of China from 1915 to 1916 and the son of Yuan Shikai.

Biography
Yuan Keding was born in Henan, China in 1878, the son of Yuan Shikai. Yuan learned fluent German and English after studying in the German Empire, and he became a low-ranking official in the Republic of China's government after the fall of the Qing dynasty, befriending Wang Jingwei. In 1915, Yuan became Crown Prince of the Empire of China after his father proclaimed himself emperor, and he later fled to the German concession of Tianjin. Yuan became impoverished, and he refused to collaborate with the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. He died in Beijing, China in 1958 at the age of 80.